---
layout: single
property_name: opacity
---

<section id="opacity" class="property">
  <header class="property-header">
    <nav class="property-links">
      <a class="property-links-direct" href="{{site.url}}/property/opacity/" data-property-name="opacity" data-tooltip="Single page for this property">Permalink</a>
      <a class="property-share" data-tooltip="Share on Twitter or Facebook" data-property-name="opacity">Share</a>
        <a target="_blank" href="http://caniuse.com/#feat=css-opacity" data-tooltip="See on Can I use..." rel="external">Can I use</a>
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    </nav>
    <h2 class="property-name">
      <a href="#opacity"><span>#</span>opacity</a>
    </h2>
    <div class="property-description">
      <p>Defines how opaque the element is.</p>

    </div>

  </header>

    <style type="text/css">.opacity { background: #310736;padding: 1em; }</style>




    <section class="example">
      <header class="example-header">
        <p class="example-name">
            <code class="example-default" data-tooltip="This is the property's default value">default</code>


          <code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="opacity: 1;">opacity: 1;</code>
        </p>
        <div class="example-description">
          <p>The element is <strong>fully opaque</strong>.</p>

        </div>
      </header>

      <aside class="example-preview">
        <div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>
        <div class="example-output">
          <div class="example-output-div opacity " id="opacity-1"><p class="block block--alpha">Hello world</p></div>
        </div>
      </aside>
    </section>
    <section class="example">
      <header class="example-header">
        <p class="example-name">


          <code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="opacity: 0;">opacity: 0;</code>
        </p>
        <div class="example-description">
          <p>The element is <strong>fully transparent</strong>.</p>

        </div>
      </header>

      <aside class="example-preview">
        <div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>
        <div class="example-output">
          <div class="example-output-div opacity " id="opacity-0"><p class="block block--alpha">Hello world</p></div>
        </div>
      </aside>
        <style type="text/css">#opacity-0 .block { opacity: 0; }</style>
    </section>
    <section class="example">
      <header class="example-header">
        <p class="example-name">


          <code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="opacity: 0.3;">opacity: 0.3;</code>
        </p>
        <div class="example-description">
          <p>Any value between <strong>0</strong> (zero) and <strong>1</strong> (one) will make the element <strong>semi transparent</strong>.</p>

        </div>
      </header>

      <aside class="example-preview">
        <div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>
        <div class="example-output">
          <div class="example-output-div opacity " id="opacity-03"><p class="block block--alpha">Hello world</p></div>
        </div>
      </aside>
        <style type="text/css">#opacity-03 .block { opacity: 0.3; }</style>
    </section>

</section>
